The fourth part of the true watch containing prayers and teares for the churches. Or A helpe to hold up the hearts and hands of the poorest servants of God, untill our Lord Iesus Christ shall have rescued his glorie, kingdome, and people in all the world, and fully prepared the way to his most glorious appearing.

The senenth reason to be serious∣ly Meditated of, That none can be admitted, who will not cest away their sinne, though as deere as their right eye.* 1.1

THis is above all (though touched in part before) to bee deeply and duely pon∣dered, to bring our hearts to a true beleeving and feeling of it: that not any but such as now harken to his loud cry to repent and turne from all their evill wayes, even in e∣very particular can bee meete for this, though their sinne be as deere unto them as their right eye, if they love i•…•… more then the Lord Iesus, they cannot bee worthy of him.* 1.2 Therefore sith God hath threatned all such, that they must be cast into hell fire, and

so perish eternally from his presence; how can they ever imagine to bee admitted to this worke, seeing they can∣not stand before him. Or if* 1.3 they be such as have not, no•…•… yet will receive the love of the truth, so as to obey it in what they know, that they may be saved; or such as when* 1.4 they know God, they will not set themselves to glorifie him as God; but contrarily will more and more dishonor him by going on obstinately in their sinnes; or such as have* 1.5 set up any stumbling block of their owne wicked imaginati∣on to worshipe it; how can they thinke to bee helpers herein unto the Lord for all others.* 1.6

Howsoever they flatter themselves that they shall do well enough, though they live in that sinne for a time, or at least a little, and that they

shall have peace, that God will bee mercifull unto them, notwithstanding all that hee hath denounced to the con∣trary: yet the Lord hath told* 1.7 us plainly, that he will not be mercifull to any such but will make his wrath smoake a∣gainst then, untill they bee consumed. Hee hath decla∣red* 1.8 to all the world, that such shall be either given up to be strongly deluded by Anti∣christ, or by some other like delusion; that they shall bee* 1.9 given up in the end to a re∣probate sense▪ as hee gave up the very Gentiles for abusing but the light of Nature; yea* 1.10 that Gods owne Prophets shall helpe to deceive such, to sooth them in their evill way; answering them according to their owne evill heart. That thus the stumbling block which any one hath set up to worship, and wherein he hath

preferred the obeying & ser∣ving of his owne lusts before his obeying & serving of the Lord Iesus, shall be his ruine and destruction. And there∣fore no such man so long as hee continueth obstinately in his sinne can hope to bee ad∣mitted, or to have any hand or part in this holy worke.

Notes

• * 1.1

  None m•…•…ete but they who indeavour to turne from every evill way.
• * 1.2

  Mat. 5. 29.
• * 1.3

  And to re∣ceive the love of every part of Gods truth. 2. Thess. 2. 10.
• * 1.4

  Rom. 1. 21.
• * 1.5

  Ezek. 14. 3.
• * 1.6

  Though they flatter them∣selves God will not be mercifull to them. Deut. 29. 19.
• * 1.7

  Deut. 19. 20.
• * 1.8

  But will give them up to be deluded. 2. Thess. 2. 11.
• * 1.9

  And in the end to a re∣probate sense. Rom. 1. 28.
• * 1.10

  Ezek. 14. 14. That Gods owne Pro∣phets shall helpe to de∣ceive such.